Season: | 2014–15 |
Winners: | Al-Ain (12th title) |
League Topscorer: | Mirko Vučinić (25 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Al Ain 7–1 Ajman |
Biggest Away Win: | Fujairah 0–7 Baniyas |
Highest Scoring: | Al Ain 7–1 Ajman |
Matches: | 182 |
Total Goals: | 562 |
Average Goals: | 3.09 |
Longest Wins: | Al Jazira (5 matches) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Al Ain (12 matches) |
Longest Winless: | Ajman (14 matches) |
Longest Losses: | Kalba (9 matches) |
Average Attendance: | 2,529 |
Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 40th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen teams participated with Al Ahli as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time since the 2008–09 campaign.
The league was started on 15 September 2014 and was concluded on 15 May 2015.[2]
Al Shaab and Dubai Club were relegated to the second tier being replaced by Ittihad Kalba and Fujairah who were both relegated in the 2012–13 campaign.[3]
Team | Home city | Emirate | Manager | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajman | Ajman | Ajman | Manuel Cajuda | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 | |
Al Ahli | Dubai | Dubai | ![]() | Rashed Stadium | 9,415 | |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | Zlatko Dalić | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 | |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Abu Dhabi | ![]() | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 | |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | ![]() | Al Jazira Stadium | 42,056 | |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Dubai | Ivan Jovanović | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 10,954 | |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Dubai | ![]() | Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 8,011 | |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Sami Al-Jaber | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 11,538 | |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Dubai | ![]() | Zabeel Stadium | 8,411 | |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | ![]() | Baniyas Stadium | 9,047 | |
Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah | Ras al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,020 | ||
Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah | ![]() | Fujairah Club Stadium | 5,020 | |
Ittihad Kalba | Kalba | Sharjah | Walid Obaid Al-Balooshi | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 3,000 | |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah | ![]() | Sharjah Stadium | 10,082 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Jazira | ![]() | Sacked[4] | Pre-season | 14 May 2014 | ![]() | 20 May 2014 |
Al Shabab | Mutual consent | 23 May 2014 | ![]() | 23 May 2014 | ||
Baniyas | ![]() | 1 July 2014 | ![]() | 10 July 2014 | ||
Al Wasl | ![]() | 13th | 1 October 2014 | ![]() | 1 October 2014 | |
Ajman | ![]() | Sacked | 13th | 25 January 2015 | Manuel Cajuda | 27 January 2015 |
Al Wahda | José Peseiro[8] | 4th | 10 February 2015 | 16 February 2015 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[9] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Al Jazira | 25 | |
2 | ![]() | Al Nasr | 18 | |
3 | ![]() | Sharjah | 17 | |
4 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 16 | |
4 | ![]() | Al Wasl | 16 | |
4 | ![]() | Al Wasl | 16 | |
5 | ![]() | Wahda | 15 | |
6 | ![]() | Al Wasl | 14 | |
7 | ![]() | Al Ain | 13 | |
8 | ![]() | Dhafra | 12 | |
9 | ![]() | Al Shabab | 11 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Al Jazira | Emirates | 3–0[10] | ||
Al Ahli | Al Jazira | 4–2 | |||
Al Jazira | Ajman | 3–1 | |||
![]() | Al Ain | Fujairah | 3–0 |